Prime Minister of Greenland
| Prime Minister of Greenland | |
|---|---|
| Naalakkersuisut Siulittaasuat | |
since 7 April 2025 | |
| Government of Greenland | |
| Status | His Excellency (diplomatic)[1] |
| Member of | Cabinet of Greenland |
| Residence | B-29 |
| Seat | Inatsisartut, Nuuk |
| Appointer | Parliament |
| Term length | Four years, renewable |
| Precursor | Governor of Greenland |
| Formation | 1 May 1979 |
| First holder | Jonathan Motzfeldt |
The prime minister of Greenland (Greenlandic: Naalakkersuisut siulittaasuat, lit. 'Leader of the government'; Danish: Landsstyreformand), also known as the premier of Greenland,[2] is the head of government of Greenland, a territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. The prime minister is usually the person who is leader of the majority party in the Parliament of Greenland (Inatsisartut). Jonathan Motzfeldt became the first prime minister after home rule was granted to Greenland in 1979. The incumbent prime minister is Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
List of prime ministers of Greenland
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Party | Elected | Cabinet(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010) |
1 May 1979 | 18 March 1991 | 11 years, 321 days | Siumut | 1979 | Motzfeldt I | ||
| 1983 | Motzfeldt II | ||||||||
| 1984 | Motzfeldt III | ||||||||
| 1987 | Motzfeldt IV | ||||||||
| – | Motzfeldt V | ||||||||
| 2 | Lars-Emil Johansen (born 1946) |
18 March 1991 | 19 September 1997 | 6 years, 185 days | Siumut | 1991 | Johansen I | ||
| 1995 | Johansen II | ||||||||
| (1) | Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010) |
19 September 1997 | 14 December 2002 | 5 years, 86 days | Siumut | – | Motzfeldt VI | ||
| 1999 | Motzfeldt VII | ||||||||
| – | Motzfeldt VIII | ||||||||
| 3 | Hans Enoksen (1956–2025) |
14 December 2002 | 12 June 2009 | 6 years, 180 days | Siumut | 2002 | Enoksen I | ||
| – | Enoksen II | ||||||||
| – | Enoksen III | ||||||||
| 2005 | Enoksen IV | ||||||||
| – | Enoksen V | ||||||||
| 4 | Kuupik Kleist (born 1958) |
12 June 2009 | 5 April 2013 | 3 years, 297 days | Inuit Ataqatigiit | 2009 | Kleist | ||
| 5 | Aleqa Hammond (born 1965) |
5 April 2013 | 30 September 2014 | 1 year, 178 days | Siumut | 2013 | Hammond I | ||
| – | Hammond II | ||||||||
| 6 | Kim Kielsen (born 1966) |
30 September 2014 | 23 April 2021 | 6 years, 205 days | Siumut | – | Kielsen I | ||
| 2014 | Kielsen II | ||||||||
| – | Kielsen III | ||||||||
| 2018 | Kielsen IV | ||||||||
| – | Kielsen V | ||||||||
| – | Kielsen VI | ||||||||
| – | Kielsen VII | ||||||||
| 7 | Múte Bourup Egede (born 1987) |
23 April 2021 | 7 April 2025 | 3 years, 349 days | Inuit Ataqatigiit | 2021 | Egede I | ||
| – | Egede II | ||||||||
| 8 | Jens-Frederik Nielsen (born 1991) |
7 April 2025 | Incumbent | 332 days | Democrats | 2025 | Nielsen | ||
Timeline

See also
References
- ^ [1], Protocol and Liaison Service, United Nations.
- ^ Members of the Cabinet Archived 2013-01-26 at the Wayback Machine Government of Greenland